[Retracted] Prognostic Value of Lactate Dehydrogenase, Melanoma Inhibitory Protein, and S-100B Protein in Patients with Malignant Melanoma

Table 3

Comparative analysis of serum LDH, MIA, and S-100B levels in differing clinical stages (x ± s).

AJCC stage	LDH (mg/l)	MIA (ng/ml)	S-100B (ug/l)
Stage I (n = 9)	15.63 ± 1.89	2.99 ± 1.48	0.47 ± 0.17
Stage II (n = 38)	30.19 ± 4.31^a	6.39 ± 2.75^a	0.97 ± 0.37^a
Stage III (n = 24)	51.53 ± 5.43^ab	11.58 ± 2.70^ab	1.34 ± 0.42^ab
Stage IV (n = 13)	71.52 ± 10.28^abc	15.84 ± 2.83^abc	2.06 ± 0.47^abc
F-value	250.393	64.176	37.142
-value	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

Note: Compared with stage I, ^a; compared with stage, ^b; Compared with stage III, ^c.